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Basic

Mechanical Engineering

Md. Mohiuddin

Lecturer

Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME 1203

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Course No.

Course Title

Credit

ME 1203

Basic Mechanical Engineering

3.00

Prerequisites: Not Applicable

Co-requisite: ME 1204

Year and Term offered: First Year, Term 2nd

Course Teacher: Prof. Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam and Md. Mohiuddin

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This course is offered to the students to develop fundamental concepts of energy sources and their potentials

Rationale of Inclusion to the Program

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Course Objectives

  • To familiarize with the steam generators.
  • To introduce with steam and gas turbines, combined cycle power generation.
  • To provide idea about basic concepts of refrigeration systems

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Intended Learning Outcomes

  • Learn the fundamentals of energy sources and their potentials and basics of energy conversion.
  • Understand steam generation process and various type of boilers
  • Know working principle of different types of heat engines
  • Get knowledge on refrigeration and air conditioning system
  • Analyze the material behavior and properties in tension, compression and torsion

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Teaching Methods and Learning Activities

  • Teaching methods include Lecture, White board illustration, Problem solving, Exercise, Video presentation and animation, Interactive discussion, Question & Answer
  • The total number of Student Learning Time (SLT) in the class is 1950 minutes (3 credit-hour × 13 weeks × 50 minutes class time).

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Assessment Strategy

Assessment name

Evaluation type

Marks

Weighting (%)

1.

Class participation, attendance, assignments

Continuous

30

10%

2.

Class tests, quizzes, and spot tests etc.

Continuous

60

20%

3.

Term final examination

Term end

210

70%

Total

 

300

100%

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CO

No.

CO

statement

Corresponding

PO No.

Domain/level of

learning taxonomy

CO1

Describe the fundamentals of energy sources and their potentials and basics of energy conversion.

PO1

Cognitive

CO2

Explain the steam generation process and various type of boilers.

PO1

Cognitive

CO3

Discover the types and working principle of different types of heat engines, refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

PO1, PO2

Cognitive

CO4

Illustrate the material behavior and properties under tension, compression and torsion.

PO2

Cognitive

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Assessment Strategy

Assessment name

Evaluation type

Marks

Weighting (%)

1.

Class participation, attendance, assignments

Continuous

30

10%

2.

Class tests, quizzes, and spot tests etc.

Continuous

60

20%

3.

Term final examination

Term end

210

70%

Total

 

300

100%

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Course Content

Heat Energy

  • Introduction to the sources of heat energy.
  • Renewable and non-renewable energy sources and their potential;
  • Introduction to energy conversion.

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Course Content

Steam generator:

  • Introduction to steam generation
  • Boilers and their classification
  • Working principle of a few common and modern boiler
  • Boiler mountings and accessories
  • Performance of boiler.

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Course Content

Heat Engines:

  • Classifications
  • Working principle
  • Applications,
  • Fuel
  • Lubrication
  • Cooling systems of IC engines.

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Course Content

Thermodynamics:

  • Review of laws of thermodynamics
  • Analysis of different thermodynamic cycles
  • Vapor power cycles
  • Representation of various cycles on PV & TS planes.

Turbine:

  • Introduction to steam and gas turbines
  • Combined cycle power generation.

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Course Content

Refrigeration Systems:

  • Vapor compression refrigeration
  • Absorption refrigeration
  • COP
  • Refrigerants and their classifications and properties, environmental issues.

Air Conditioning Systems:

  • Introduction, objectives and major components of air conditioning systems;
  • Humidity
  • Dew point.

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Thank You